1 Samuel 15:20:141 Sam.15.20.W14TAB
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melekh
“king of”
- Transliteration
- ME-lekh
- Extended
- MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- king of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh a-ma-LEK
- clause
va-a-VI et-a-GAG ME-lekh a-ma-LEK ve-et-a-ma-LEK he-khe-RAM-e-ti
- sentence
va-YO-mer sha-UL el-she-mu-EL a-SHER sha-MA-e-ti be-KOL ye-ho-VAH va-e-LEKH ba-DE-rekh a-SHER-she-la-KHA-ni ye-ho-VAH va-a-VI et-a-GAG ME-lekh a-ma-LEK ve-et-a-ma-LEK he-khe-RAM-e-ti
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to rule”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:20
And Saul said to Samuel, “I fully obeyed the voice of the LORD and traveled the path on which the LORD sent me, and I brought back Agag the king of Amalek, and I utterly destroyed Amalek.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:20:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Samuel 15:20, so the Hebrew word מֶ֣לֶךְ (melekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.15.20.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.20.W14.S1) and character.